Doutzen Kroes’ Strange Smile In Vogue Netherland December 2012

We’ve been warned: Doutzen Kroes’ Vogue Nederland December 2012 cover doesn’t look all that pretty. Actually.. it is. Pretty. But in a weird way. I like the natural makeup, I even like the dress. But I think they could’ve done so much better!

I had hopes the inside pictorial would look brighter. More fashionable. But I think Vogue Nederland wanted to play the simplicity card this time. Patrick Demarchelier photographed Doutzen for the cover story pictorial but halfway from the actual snapping of the image to the printing, something happened with Doutzen’s smile! The cover still pulls it alright, but if you click the jump (or see the gallery here), you’ll see there’s definitely something fishy going on!

There’s a fashionless oddity, an Elle – worthy weirdness to the pictures, especially where she smiles. I thought I knew Doutzen, but clearly I didn’t. She looks like a different person and I’m afraid it’s not just Photoshop…

I guess it is allright to hate on Doutzen, but I don’t really see what’s weird with the pictures. Since giving birth I think she even looks better than before. I don’t particularly like the way she’s being photographed, but I don’t think you can blame Doutzen for that.

I hate her! For having worn those unearthly gorgeous Helmut Lang leather pants I love so much ;) there I go, I came clean about it all, now you know! :*

just kidding: I actually like Doutzen too. I happen to dislike poorly executed jobs. Like this pictorial here… It looks unfinished. I can totally understand its simplicity, as I already said, but it’s hardly Vogue – material…

Correction: the real issue looks much nicer. The colours are better. The blue is deeper blue, VOGUE is in pretty silver and this all makes Doutzen look less weird and so the whole of the cover more desirable :)

Today I got ELLE January 2013 as a present. Simple and pretty. Model Janne (she don’t use a last name) on the cover in a slick purple velvet suit, background light greenish/blue, text in a nice colour pink. Nothing else on the cover than the text:

HALLO 2013 (HELLO 2013)

(Yes, I did some shopping again in my fave shop. I need to support the economy and these lovely ladies. OMG, they’re going to think I am rich…well, I enjoy it while it again. I bought a orange/brown belt, a nice winter jumper and a stripey Summer shirt, first shirt I’m gonna wear when this winter is and the sun is back :) )